Italy
Eleven Sports to show Copa América in Italy
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Italy to this year’s Copa América national team football tournament, which gets underway on Sunday.
Sky Italia wins back rights in Six Nations’ latest TV deal
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia is poised to sign off on a deal with rugby union’s Six Nations Rugby.
Euroleague nets solid increase in new Sky Italia deal
Euroleague Basketball has overcome tricky market conditions to secure a solid increase in the value of its media rights in Italy, moving away from Discovery to secure an exclusive deal with Sky Italia.
Helbiz lands Serie B rights, establishes media business
Helbiz, the US-based micro-mobility company, has secured domestic streaming rights to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B, while also being appointed to distribute rights worldwide as it establishes i…
DAZN rebuffs Sky Italia’s Serie A carriage offer
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN has rejected a €500m ($608m) carriage proposal from Sky Italia that would have allowed customers of the pay-television broadcaster to retain a…
Lega Serie A ‘set to invite pay-television bids’ for Coppa Italia rights auction
Lega Serie A has approved a tender process for the next set of broadcast rights to the Coppa Italia, with the organising body of the top division of Italian club football said to be opening up to offers…
AC Milan hires IMG Media’s Baldanza to newly-created role
Italian Serie A side AC Milan has appointed IMG Media’s Luca Baldanza to the newly-created position of head of media sales.
DAZN triples subscription price in Italy on back of Serie A deal
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to triple its subscription price in Italy on the back of its acquisition of the bulk of the exclusive live rights to Italian football’s S…
FIGC issues tender for women’s Serie A domestic and international media rights
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has initiated an invitation to tender for domestic and international broadcast rights to the women’s Serie A competition.
Sky Italia nets EuroLeague rights until 2024
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the rights to basketball’s EuroLeague and EuroCup from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
EXCLUSIVE: beIN, Nent and Sport TV among new Ascot broadcasters in Europe
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…
Lega Serie A ups piracy battle with Google tie-up
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has said it will soon reach a level of protection against broadcast piracy that is “unique in the world” after striking an agr…
Sky Italia secures final package of live Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the final package of domestic live rights being marketed by Lega Serie A for the top division of Italian club football’s next cycle.
LIVENow picks up rights to Russian MMA series
On-demand and live streaming service LIVENow has acquired rights in multiple territories to Russia’s Gorilla MMA Series.
Innovative non-exclusive sales strategy sets up Serie B for healthy increase
Italy’s second-tier football league, Serie B, looks set to be rewarded for creative thinking in the face of difficult market conditions, securing a 25-per-cent increase in the value of its domestic media rights with further deals in the pipeline.
IFSC signs four TV rights deals ahead of sport climbing’s Olympic bow
The International Federation of Sport Climbing has agreed new broadcast rights deals in China, Italy, Switzerland and Israel as the sport prepares to make its Olympic Games debut.
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EXCLUSIVE: Sky Italia closes in on MotoGP renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia is in the process of finalising a deal to retain rights to motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship, SportBusiness understands.